California's cavernous corporate loopholes

Published April 30, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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As voters try to decide how to repair the state's budget, big companies are walking away with billions in tax giveaways ... As voters prepare to ratify or reject the complex budget deals represented in the six propositions -- 1A through F -- on the May 19 ballot, there is one part of the budget deal they don't get to decide on: huge new corporate loopholes. The last two budget agreements worked out by the Legislature and signed by the governor include provisions that permanently cut billions in

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Abu Zubaydah's suffering

Published April 30, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Torture or not, a human being was shattered for life by actions that in no way reflect who we are as a people ... Lately, we've heard and read much about torture memos, waterboarding and insects in a box. It has been the occasion for somber reflection on our past and serious deliberation about our future. This is as it should be. It was Arizona Sen. John McCain, in talking about torture, who rightly reminded us that "it's not about who they are. It's about who we are." ...

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Patt Morrison

Published April 30, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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On Saturday, Patt Morrison's column returns in a new guise: Patt Morrison Asks, conversations with leading thinkers, policymakers and cultural figures. First up, L.A.'s termed-out city controller and the state's just-named watchdog for federal stimulus funds -- Laura Chick ...

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Obama injects message of hope into 100-day speech

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Published April 30, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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He uses a prime-time news conference to lay out the range of serious problems facing his administration and the nation, calling for patience and asserting again that 'America will see a better day.' ... A somber President Obama warned a recession-weary nation Wednesday that its resilience would be tested even more in the second hundred days of his presidency, as he grapples with a series of crises including two wars, a teetering economy and an outbreak of swine flu ...

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Recession hits immigrant workforce harder than native workforce

Published April 30, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Foreign-born workers -- both skilled and unskilled, legal and illegal -- have endured greater increases in joblessness than their native-born counterparts over the last 18 months, one study shows ... Immigrants have been hit harder than native-born Americans by the recession, with larger increases in joblessness among both educated and uneducated workers, according to a study released today ...

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Opinion: Abu Zubaydah's suffering

Published April 30, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Torture or not, a human being was shattered for life by actions that in no way reflect who we are as a people ... Lately, we've heard and read much about torture memos, waterboarding and insects in a box. It has been the occasion for somber reflection on our past and serious deliberation about our future. This is as it should be. It was Arizona Sen. John McCain, in talking about torture, who rightly reminded us that "it's not about who they are. It's about who we are." ...

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Scientists see this flu strain as relatively mild

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Published April 30, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Genetic data indicate this outbreak won't be as deadly as that of 1918, or even the average winter ... As the World Health Organization raised its infectious disease alert level Wednesday and health officials confirmed the first death linked to swine flu inside U.S. borders, scientists studying the virus are coming to the consensus that this hybrid strain of influenza -- at least in its current form -- isn't shaping up to be as fatal as the strains that caused some previous pandemics ...

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Video review: 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'

Published April 30, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Wolverine's back story is revealed in efficient comic book fashion ... Whatever you do, you don't want to make Wolverine mad ...

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Face masks aren't a sure bet against swine flu

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Published April 30, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Though sales have increased worldwide, the coverings weren't designed to protect wearers from an airborne virus. Health officials say their value is limited, at best ... Don't count on those disposable masks to protect you against swine flu ...

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"Weekly of Record" takes aim at City Hall

Published April 30, 2009 at 1:08 a.m.

If one could read the thoughts behind the eye lids of one Antonio Ramon Villar, one may find a few choice words directed towards LA Weekly News Editor Jill Stewart, broken into verbal fragments that begin with AHHH.Once again Stewart and her current group of scribes dare to go where the sadly- ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

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